There's more to Tiger's tale

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

So you thought he was faking? Embellishing his knee pain for heroic effect during last weekend's U.S. Open? Not quite. Turns out Tiger Woods played 91 holes of golf at hilly Torrey Pines in California with a stress fracture in his left leg, as well as damage to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

He'll need reconstructive surgery and will miss the rest of the 2008 season. The revelation makes Woods' victory even more remarkable, at least to Rocco Mediate, whom he defeated in Monday's 19-hole playoff. "Not only did he beat me, he beat me on one leg," Mediate said.